Beeline Academy launched to help train youth with emphasis on data protection, cybersecurity, and AI
Amsterdam, 5 October 2023: VEON Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON, Euronext Amsterdam: VEON)), a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, today announces that its Beeline Uzbekistan, its digital operator in Uzbekistan, opened the Beeline Academy in Tashkent to help train IT, AI, cybersecurity and data protection experts.
The Beeline Academy was opened in cooperation with the Tashkent International University of Education or TIUE, a private university which trains highly qualified specialists with higher education in the field of information technology, education and business management. Together, Beeline Academy and TIUE also plan to train teachers to provide IT education throughout the country.
The goal of Beeline Academy is to promote IT professions and attract Uzbek youth into industries directly involved in the digitalization of the country's economy, with particular emphasis on training cybersecurity specialists, ensuring reliable protection of data of private and public organizations from potential threats, as well as AI specialists.
Andrzej Malinowski, CEO of Beeline Uzbekistan addressed the students on the opening day: "The launch of Beeline Academy is a key step for us as a digital operator, ensuring high-quality education of ...